Gordon Mitchell Watson (1908 - 1977)

Born 19 Oct 1908 in Dawson, Georgia, United States

Husband of Emily Roberta (Matthews) Watson — married 1 Jul 1949 in Dallas, Texas, United States

Died 28 Jan 1977 at age 68 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

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Biography

Gordon was born in 1908^[1] to James Luther Watson Sr and Lillian Pearl Craig.^[2][3]

• Fact: Residence (1910) Sanford, Dawson, Georgia, United States^[4]
• Fact: Residence (1920) Justice Precinct 8, Fannin, Texas, United States^[5]
• Fact: Residence (1930) Precinct 8, Fannin, Texas, United States^[6]
• Fact: Marriage to Edith Mildred Slater (5 Apr 1932) Bryan, Oklahoma, United States^[7]
• Fact: Residence (1935) Same Place
• Fact: Residence (1940) Justice Precinct 4, Fannin, Texas, United States^[8]
• Fact: Military Enrollment (16 Oct 1940) Ladonia, Fannin, Texas, United States^[9]
• Fact: Military Service (19 Jul 1941) Dallas, Texas, United States^[10]
• Fact: Marriage to Emily Roberta Matthews (1 Jul 1949) Rockwell, Dallas, Texas, United States^[11]

He passed away in 1977.^{[1][2][3][12]}

• Fact: Funeral Service (29 Jan 1977) Sparkman Funeral Chapel Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States^[2]
• Fact: Burial (1977) Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States^[2][3][13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J12R-NJZ : 10 January 2021), Gordon Watson, Jan 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "Obituary for Gordon Watson", Newspapers.com, accessed 13 Jul 2021, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81407325/obituary-for-gordon-watson/
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982", Ancestry.com, accessed 13 Jul 2021, http://search.ancestry.com/collections/2272/records/206199, Gordon Mitchell Watson, 19 Oct 1908 - 28 Jan 1977, Dallas, Dallas County.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLKZ-X84 : accessed 14 July 2021), Gordon Watson in household of James L Watson, Sanford, Dawson, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 10A, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 181; FHL microfilm 1,374,194.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC94-HSP : 3 February 2021), Gordon Watson in entry for J F Watson, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HT91-CPZ : accessed 14 July 2021), Gordon Watson in household of James L Watson, Precinct 8, Fannin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 40, sheet 11A, line 46, family 325, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2331; FHL microfilm 2,342,065.
7. ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVGZ-TXG : 23 February 2021), G M Watson and Mildred Slater, 05 Apr 1932; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWVC-DNF : 10 January 2021), Gordon Watson in household of Luther Watson, Justice Precinct 4, Fannin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 74-23, sheet 5B, line 60, family 85, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4031
9. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", Ancestry.com, accessed 13 Jul 2021, http://search.ancestry.com/collections/2238/records/20284776, Gordon Mitchell Watson, 16 Oct 1940, Ladonia, Fannin, Texas.
10. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMNK-989 : 5 December 2014), Gordon M Watson, enlisted 19 Jul 1941, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
11. ↑ "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965", accessed 13 Jul 2021, http://search.ancestry.com/collections/9168/records/23583478, Gordan M Watson and Emily R Matthews, 1 Jul 1949, Rockwall County.
12. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JV4H-J2H : 5 December 2014), Gordon M Watson, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229497431/gordon-mitchell-watson : accessed 13 July 2021), memorial page for Gordon Mitchell Watson (19 Oct 1908–28 Jan 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 229497431, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Karen Ivey Herndon (contributor 48395935).